According to Detroit Tigers’ GM Jeff Greenberg, the team is “going to prioritize pitching” this winter. There’s a lot of logic there; outside of Tarik Skubal, the starting rotation has some question marks and the bullpen needs both quantity and quality. Kyle Finnegan leads their free agent departures, while Chris Paddack, Tommy Kahnle, and Rafael Montero all hit free agency after they threw innings in 2025. too. For now though, let’s just consider the rotation.

A rotation of Skubal, Reese Olson, Casey Mize, Jack Flaherty and Troy Melton is ok on talent, but very shallow. Keider Montero would be next man up, and after that, there isn’t much of note. Jackson Jobe’s Tommy John surgery will keep him sidelined through the summer and there aren’t many prospects close to the majors to help out,

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